Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason

Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason clown around at the ICO, 1975. (COURANT PHOTO BY JOHN LONG) Insurance City Open, later known as the Greater Hartford Open GHO__----------__Published 7/22/2003__PUBLISHED CAPTION: THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND, DAYS OF THE GHO PRO-AM: Above left, Jackie Gleason and Bob Hope clown at the then - Sammy Davis, Jr. Greater Hartford Open in 1975; then below, Hope catches a little of Gleason below his knickers; above near right is singer Glenn Campbell in 1974, same year as baseball great Willie Mays, far right, played Sammy's tournament. Lower right is Jerry Lewis in 1985, the proverbial cut-up. At bottom of page, need we say, it's the Candyman himself, Sammy who brought us such goodies. Can we do it again?

Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason clown around at the ICO, 1975. (COURANT PHOTO BY JOHN LONG) Insurance City Open, later known as the Greater Hartford Open GHO__----------__Published 7/22/2003__PUBLISHED CAPTION: THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND, DAYS OF THE GHO PRO-AM: Above left, Jackie Gleason and Bob Hope clown at the then - Sammy Davis, Jr. Greater Hartford Open in 1975; then below, Hope catches a little of Gleason below his knickers; above near right is singer Glenn Campbell in 1974, same year as baseball great Willie Mays, far right, played Sammy's tournament. Lower right is Jerry Lewis in 1985, the proverbial cut-up. At bottom of page, need we say, it's the Candyman himself, Sammy who brought us such goodies. Can we do it again? (JOHN LONG / HC)

Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason clown around at the ICO, 1975. (COURANT PHOTO BY JOHN LONG) Insurance City Open, later known as the Greater Hartford Open GHO__----------__Published 7/22/2003__PUBLISHED CAPTION: THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND, DAYS OF THE GHO PRO-AM: Above left, Jackie Gleason and Bob Hope clown at the then - Sammy Davis, Jr. Greater Hartford Open in 1975; then below, Hope catches a little of Gleason below his knickers; above near right is singer Glenn Campbell in 1974, same year as baseball great Willie Mays, far right, played Sammy's tournament. Lower right is Jerry Lewis in 1985, the proverbial cut-up. At bottom of page, need we say, it's the Candyman himself, Sammy who brought us such goodies. Can we do it again?JOHN LONG / HC